The president of Democracia 21, lawyer Miriam González, argues that the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, "shouldn't even have run" for reelection in the general elections on the upcoming November 29. With this statement, she hints that his figure could be a red line in case his party turns out to be decisive in facilitating a PSOE government.
In an interview on Cadena Ser, reported by Europa Press, Miriam González emphasized that "we come so that the extremes do not have to enter the governments," and has called for a clear differentiation between the parties and the leaders who head the campaigns, "because I don't even know if they will be the candidates for the Presidency of the Government."
The leader of Democracia 21 has insisted that Sánchez accumulates "the record of five years of unconstitutionality and broken promises, with corruption very close." In her opinion, "simply for having gone on vacation when the situation in Ceuta was happening, he should have already resigned."
When asked about potential support for the PP, González criticized the leader of the 'popular', Alberto Núñez Feijóo, for having defended in the past that the most voted list should govern and not clearly maintaining that position now.
Regarding possible support for a joint government of PP and Vox, the president of Democracia 21 reiterated that her party is "to prevent the extremes from arriving," although she made it clear that they are willing to "talk to everyone and try to generate the maximum agreements on specific political issues."
What does she propose about pensions and SMI?
On the subject of pensions, Miriam González believes that the statements of PP and Vox about the system have been a "mistake to put it on the table even before the elections": "It is an irresponsibility." In the face of that debate, she wanted to send a message of "security": "Pensions are not in danger." However, she recalled that the Toledo Pacts "are already about 31 years old," so she sees it necessary to start analyzing how "it can be reconvened to see what possible alternatives there are to adapt the pension system to long-term sustainability."
On the Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI), González acknowledged the work done by Pedro Sánchez's government in this area, although she expressed her concern about the "next step," that is, about the conditions of the salaries immediately above the minimum.
Regarding immigration, the president of Democracia 21 states that in Spain it is "an asset": "There are few European countries that have an immigration that is mostly as integrated as ours and that has allowed us a growth that other European countries are not having right now (...) That does not mean that you cannot be without control of immigration rules."